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Canoe Restaurant, located on the edge of the Chattahoochee River, will be opening its doors again on Mon., Nov. 23. The restaurant went through significant damages due to the September flooding. After embarking on a 10-week renovation process, the restaurant is ready to go for the holiday season. Chef Carvel Grant Gould will be offering a revamped menu, and the edible vegetable garden will be re-planted as well. During the first week Canoe will be open for dinner only and will offer a three-course prix-fixe menu at $55 per person on Thanksgiving Day.

Paces Ferry Road. 770-437-2663. 4199. www.canoe-atl.com.

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Lambert Bridge Winery dinner at the Shed at Glenwood, Nov. 17, The winery will bring a five-course meal and wine pairings to the Shed at Glenwood. The main course will include wild boar ragout, winter vegetables and yukon gold potatoes. Cost $85 per person. 475 Bill Kennedy Way. 404-835-4363. www.theshedatglenwood.com.

Slow Food Atlanta presents a “slow taste of Tuscany,” Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7 p.m. at Valenza and La Pietra Cucina. A celebration taking place across America of slow food and Douglas Gayeton’s new book Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town. $120 all-inclusive.

Atlanta Wine School’s For Beginners Only, Nov. 19, For the wine novice who is looking to expand their knowledge. The course is meant to expand wine vocabulary, learning what goes best with what foods and what to choose at a restaurant. You will also learn about tasting as you sample several wines. The class cost $50 per person and begins at 7 pm. 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road. 770-668-0435. www.atlantawineschool.com.

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If you’re looking forward to all the splendor of a traditional Thanksgiving meal this year, but want to opt-out of the part that includes slaving over a hot stove, look after the jump for restaurants that’ll be open on Thanksgiving Day in Atlanta with a Thanksgiving meal, traditional or not. (more…)

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To all who are interested in showing off their awesome culinary skills, “Top Chef”will  hold auditions here in Atlanta for season seven. This open casting call will be at Craft Restaurant, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., on Nov. 8. Be sure to bring a filled out application, video submission and all other required materials, which can be found on the Bravo TV website.

Also, be sure to brush-up on you pastries and cakes, as a new “Top Chef” spin-off, titled “Top Chef: Just Desserts,” will also be casting at the same audition. The newest version of the show was just recently announced on Oct., 26 and auditions are already underway. The spin-off is said to premiere in 2010.

Craft is located at 3376 Peachtree Road. 404-995-7580. www.craftrestaurant.com.

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Here are some events coming up for Halloween and through next week:

Treat Before You Trick at the Melting Pot, Oct. 31. For Halloween, the Melting Pot’s Midtown, Duluth, Kennesaw and Roswell locations will offer a special menu price starting at 1 p.m. You can eat a three-course meal that includes cheese, salad and an entree for $25, which, compared to their normal menu pricing, is quite a deal. If you come dressed in costume you’ll receive a chocolate course for $5 per person. 404-389-0099.

RA Sushi’s Boo Bash 2009, Oct. 31. Starting at 7 p.m. RA Sushi is celebrating Halloween with food and drink specials for the night. The “Boo Bites” specials, the $6 Creepy Cali Roll, $7 Voodoo Roll and $7 Spider Roll, can be paired with some $7 “Potent Potions,” which include Vampire’s Kiss, Bloody Brain and Skullini. DJ Scott will entertain guests with a mix of horror movie theme songs and top 40s hits. There is no cover charge and the kitchen will remain open until 1 a.m. 1080 Peachtree St. 404-267-0114.

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Some exciting food and drink events coming up in the next week:

The 42nd Annual Moonshine Festival

Fri., Oct. 23- Sun., 25, 8 am-5 pm

Downtown Dawsonville will be holding its annual Moonshine Festival this weekend. You can come and explore Dawson County’s historical prohibition era, when many flocked to hiding in the Northeast Georgia Mountains to make moonshine. Admission is FREE and all proceeds for the festival go to Kare for Kids. There will be a number of activities, including a tour of an old moonshine still and lots of entertainment.

The Corner Pub’s Butt Cook Off

Sat., Oct. 24

This is Decatur’s The Corner Pub’s Fifth Annual Butt Cook Off. Judging for the cook off begins at 4pm, followed by FREE sampling of the foods. 627 D East College Ave. 404-377-0603.

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The recent flash floods to the area have taken a devastating toll on two Atlanta favorites: Canoe and Love is Love Farm. Muss & Turner’s and Woodfire Grill will be hosting fundraiser dinners to help them out.

Canoe experienced significant damage, leaving many of its employees out of work. Chef Chris Hall will be hosting a dinner at Muss & Turners on Sun., Oct. 11 to help raise money for Canoe employees. Hall will be cooking a three-course meal, which includes wine pairings. The cost is $33 per person and all proceeds go to struggling Canoe employees, as well as re-building the restaurant. $33. 1675 Cumberland Pkwy SE # 309. Sun., Oct. 11. 5 p.m. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143151744361&ref=nf.

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Rathbun’s has just announced its 2010 cooking classes, which in past years has sold out in a few days. Here’s the press release:

In Rathbun’s interactive cooking classes, you are in the kitchen, working and preparing the food yourself. Four teams of four people create their dishes from scratch, and then return at the end of the day with their guest for a complete dinner with wine pairings. Each team actually prepares their own course and then sits down to dine on their own creations. For three hours, you prepare the ingredients and get ready to make the dish. You’re in the kitchen, not in the seat.

Sign up for the class by calling the restaurant at 404.524.8280. Cost is $350.00 per person. All classes include 1 person in the class, you and a guest for dinner, a complimentary Rathbun Logo Chef Jacket, and wine pairings. All classes take place at 112 Krog Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30307

Rathbun’s 2010 cooking class line up is as follows:

Sunday, January 17, 2010 – Mexico City – First class for Chef Kevin. Join us as we create dishes inspired from the heart of Mexico City such as mole’s, tamales, sopes and traditional ceviches. This class will surely sell out and will be recommended to your friends. Only 16 seats are available!

Sunday, March 14, 2010 – French – Back for another run, the first French class created dishes like foie gras, duck paillard, Scottish salmon quenelles, along with seared veal loin and morels. Then we paired classic French wines with the four courses and discovered that French food creates a great cooking class. Only 16 seats are available! (more…)

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Here are some food and drink events coming up in the next week:

Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out:

Sun.-Sat., Sept. 20-26

Around 75 restaurants in the Atlanta area have agreed to help out Share Our Strength in ending childhood hunger by donating a percentage of sales and collecting money. Prices vary. 202-393-2925. www.strength.org.

Author Michaele Weissman to speak at Octane Coffee:

Sun., Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.

Michaele Weissman, author of God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Cup, will give a talk entitled “Deconstructing Coffee,” which will discuss specialty coffee, boutique-quality coffee and she will be answering questions. Octane Coffee. 1009-b Marietta St. 404-815-9886. www.octanecoffee.com

Inman Park Restaurant Week:

Mon.-Sun, Sept. 21-27

Inman Park restaurants serve up three courses for a set price: Pure Taqueria, Sauced and The Albert for $15; Fritti, Parish Foods & Goods, Park’s Edge, Rathbun’s, Shaun’s, Sotto Sotto, Wisteria and Zaya Mediterranean Cuisine for $25; and Kevin Rathbun Steak for $35. Be sure to make reservations in advance to ensure that you get in. North Highland Ave. 404-577-4212. www.inmanparkrestaurantweek.com. (more…)

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